Five school employees involved with Sankar Baba case go missing

Five school employees involved with Sankar Baba case go missing

A.Selvaraj@timesgroup.com

Chennai:18.07.2021

The CB-CID police who are probing the sexual harassment case of Siva Sankar Baba have summoned five school teaching and non-teaching staff to inquire about Baba, who is now detained in Puzhal prison. But all five could not be traced.

Baba, founder of the Sushil Hari International Residential School, is facing three Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act cases, police said.

Police who went to deliver the summons found all five residences were locked. Police said they would have got the wind of the investigations and dissappeared.

An investigating officer said, “We have planned to summon all teaching and non-teaching staff in the school.” Police asked the school administration to hand over details of the staff. “We are yet to get their credentials,” he said.

Headmistress Gayathri, a teacher Praveena and three non-teaching staff who gave an interview to reporters recently claiming “Baba is great” and the sexual harassment reported was not within the school premises.

Police are trying to trace the absconding members, while another police team is gathering information on the the school management and staff on their rolls.

A police officer said, “We will inquire 10 staff on a daily basis to get their statement which will be included in the first information report (FIR).

The Mamallapuram allwomen police based on three complaints on June 12 booked Siva Sankar Baba and the case was transferred to the CB-CID on June 13. Police apprehended Baba from a lodge at Chittaranjan Park in Delhi on June 16.

Police are trying to trace the absconding members, while another team is gathering information on the the school management and staff on the rolls